COVID-19 News Roundup

Tracking the impact of the pandemic on travel

COVID-19 News Roundup

When the pandemic was first declared in March 2020, ATPCO understood the value of keeping track of industry-related news in the quickly changing environment. We tracked aviation news and developments from the start of the pandemic through December 2020. This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times. We are now looking forward to recovery and a post-recovery world.

   
Region Date Organization Summary
North America 22 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Defers MAX Deliveries Following $2.4 Billion net Loss
North America 06 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Airlines cutting nearly half its November schedule
North America 23 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Cuts London Schedule After Poor Bookings
North America 06 Oct 2020 United American Airlines cuts 46% - or 86,000 - flights from its November schedule while United is forced to reduce its plan by 52% - days after the top US carriers furloughed a combined 32,000 employees
North America 09 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines cuts 100,000 December flights over low demand during pandemic
North America 04 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines courts 'new customer base' with fare revamp
North America 12 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Could Cut More Routes Without COVID Aid
North America 03 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Chops 83,000 Flights From October Schedule
North America 28 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO: ‘We are definitely seeing more demand’
North America 18 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ will be jobless without aid
North America 10 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO says burning less cash but demand outlook still uncertain
North America 19 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO Says 'Let’s Go Fly, for God’s Sake'
North America 27 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO quells U.S. bankruptcy talk, says demand improving
North America 13 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines becomes the final major US carrier to ban masks with valves
North America 28 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines backtracks on face shields for flight attendants
Multiple 23 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines And Lufthansa Look To Preflight Testing To Protect Passengers From Coronavirus
North America 14 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Adjusts Elite Status Requirements for 2021
EMEA 10 May 2020 Emirates Amazing: Emirates Posts Higher Full Year Profit
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Stacks Cash For Worst-Case 2020 Where Air Traffic Stays Down 80 Percent
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Stacks Cash For Worst-Case 2020 Where Air Traffic Stays Down 80 Percent
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Air France Amadeus Inks Air France-KLM To NDC Deal, Eyes Seamlessness, Scale And Surcharges
EMEA 25 Mar 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Cuts Costs As European Travel Tech Lobby Pleads For Aid
North America 09 Nov 2020 Amadeus Amadeus credits domestic travel restart for small financial improvement
North America 13 May 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant loses $33 million in the first quarter
North America 12 Oct 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant hopes its focus on underserved routes will help it beat coronavirus
North America 14 Oct 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant has the secret sauce for surviving Covid-19
North America 09 Oct 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant burned $1.3 million daily during third quarter
North America 30 Jun 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant Air Leads April 2020 Cancellations At 84.7%
APAC 18 Oct 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways: Domestic bookings down 50%, intl down 95% in Oct-2020
APAC 08 Sep 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways to suspend 89% of planned intl frequencies in Sep-2020, 87% in Oct-2020
APAC 28 Sep 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways to reduce Nov-2020 international frequencies by 86%
APAC 18 Jun 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways to reduce domestic frequencies by 50% in Jul-2020
APAC 19 Oct 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways to operate 15% of planned international frequencies in Nov-2020
APAC 17 Aug 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways reports 70% domestic pax decline, intl down 96% during 2020 Obon period
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways All Nippon Airways adding more international frequencies in Dec-2020/Jan-2021
Global 07 Dec 2020 Alitalia Alitalia To Start Quarantine-Free New York To Rome Flights
EMEA 15 Sep 2020 Alitalia Alitalia To Remain A Full Service Carrier
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 Alitalia Alitalia To Be Downsized Following Nationalization
EMEA 02 Jun 2020 Alitalia Alitalia Recommences Flights To New York
EMEA 22 Sep 2020 Alitalia Alitalia Looks To Introduce COVID Free Domestic Flights
North America 07 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaskan airline RavnAir lays off all employees, files for bankruptcy
North America 30 May 2020 Government Alaska to require COVID-19 testing for air travelers coming into the state
North America 09 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaska regional carrier RavnAir files Chapter 11
North America 05 May 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Poised to Ride Out Long Recovery If Necessary
North America 24 Jul 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Lays Out Plan to Quell Cash Burn by Year-End
North America 01 Sep 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Joins in Change-Fee Elimination
North America 15 Sep 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines “Buy One Get One” Row Promotion Returns
North America 21 Sep 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines Will Block Middle Seats Through Thanksgiving
North America 25 Aug 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines to Reduce Traveler Touchpoints
North America 30 Sep 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines to Provide Discounted Covid-19 Testing for Passengers